Stephen Diamond and Patrick Steele Join US Capital Partners

Leading private investment bank for the lower middle market appoints Managing Director and additional Vice President following another year of strong business growth.

SAN FRANCISCO, JANUARY 2016 – US Capital Partners Inc. announced today that Stephen M. Diamond has joined the firm as Managing Director, and Patrick Steele as Vice President. Headquartered in San Francisco, US Capital Partners is a private investment bank that makes direct debt investments, participates in debt facilities, and has robust distribution for debt and equity private placements for small and medium-sized businesses.

Stephen Diamond has over 25 years of venture capital, private equity, and global management experience in the technology industry. Prior to joining US Capital Partners, Mr. Diamond has been an investor, board member and strategic advisor to start-ups, growing companies, and venture capital and private equity firms.

Earlier, Mr. Diamond was a General Partner and head of the technology investment practice at Sprout Group, a $3 billion venture capital and private equity affiliate of DLJ and Credit Suisse. At Sprout, he led deals at all stages from seed to growth and buyouts, with numerous successful exits. Before joining Sprout, Mr. Diamond was Group VP and Worldwide Research Director at Dataquest/Gartner Group, where he managed the largest industry analyst team covering the global communications industry.

Patrick Steele is a financial services professional with more than 30 years of experience. Recently, Mr. Steele joined forces with Jacques Habra, Director of the Quantified Fund, a newly formed private equity offering. Prior to this, Mr. Steele was a Senior Vice President at Bernzott Capital Advisors, having previously served as a Regional Officer of The AYCO Company, a Goldman Sachs subsidiary. Before that, Mr. Steele was Managing Director of First Republic Investment Management, formerly Starbuck, Tisdale & Associates, where he worked for over twenty years.

“I am delighted to welcome Stephen Diamond and Patrick Steeleto the firm,” said Jeffrey Sweeney, Chairman and CEO at US Capital Partners. “Stephen and Patrick have joined the firm’s Investment Banking group following another year of increased demand for our innovative, customized debt and equity financing solutions and best-in-class private placement services. Stephen and Patrick bring many years of experience in venture capital, private equity, financial services, and M&A to US Capital Partners, helping to position the firm and its investment management platform for further significant growth in 2016.”

About US Capital Partners Inc.

Since 1998, US Capital Partners (www.uscapitalpartners.net) has been providing well-structured, custom financing solutions to private and public companies with $5 million to $100 million in sales. Headquartered in San Francisco, US Capital Partners is a full-service private investment bank that makes direct debt investments between $500,000 and $50 million, participates in debt facilities, and has robust distribution for debt and equity private placements. The firm also offers financial advisory services for buy-side and sell-side engagements and for capital formation, including early-stage financings requiring equity or debt.

To learn more about US Capital Partners or its upcoming digital investment platform, email Jeffrey Sweeney, Chairman and CEO, at jsweeney@uscapitalpartners.net or call (415) 889-1010.